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Effect of Rehearsal Digit-Span Working Memory Intervention on Sensory Processing Disorder in children with Autism: A Pilot Study


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1 Department of Occupational Therapy, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia
2 Department of Physiotherapy, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), India
3 SRM University, Kattankulathur
     

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This pilot study investigated the effect of rehearsal digit span WM training on Sensory processing disorder (SPD). Twenty children's with autism (6-9 years) were participated. The experimental group received combination modalities of rehearsal digit span WM training to SPD, while the control group did not receive. The duration of training was one hour, twice per day for ten sessions. The finding indicate that rehearsal digit Span WM intervention has significant changes in the auditory filtering and no changes in tactile sensitivity, movement sensitivity, low energy, visual/auditory sensitivity taste/smell sensitivity, seeks sensation and total score, since training was not conducted with controls. The study discusses consideration for future WM intervention on SPD for children with ASD.

Keywords

Autism, Working Memory, Digit Span, Sensory Processing Disorder
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Authors

V. Smily Jesu Priya
Department of Occupational Therapy, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia
V. Jayachandran
Department of Occupational Therapy, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia
S. Noratiqah
Department of Occupational Therapy, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia
M. Vikram
Department of Physiotherapy, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), India
M. Mohamad Ghazali
Department of Occupational Therapy, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia
U. Ganapathy Sankar
SRM University, Kattankulathur

Abstract


This pilot study investigated the effect of rehearsal digit span WM training on Sensory processing disorder (SPD). Twenty children's with autism (6-9 years) were participated. The experimental group received combination modalities of rehearsal digit span WM training to SPD, while the control group did not receive. The duration of training was one hour, twice per day for ten sessions. The finding indicate that rehearsal digit Span WM intervention has significant changes in the auditory filtering and no changes in tactile sensitivity, movement sensitivity, low energy, visual/auditory sensitivity taste/smell sensitivity, seeks sensation and total score, since training was not conducted with controls. The study discusses consideration for future WM intervention on SPD for children with ASD.

Keywords


Autism, Working Memory, Digit Span, Sensory Processing Disorder

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